Cargando…

Medication error in anaesthesia and critical care: A cause for concern

Medication error is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in medical profession, and anaesthesia and critical care are no exception to it. Man, medicine, machine and modus operandi are the main contributory factors to it. In this review, incidence, types, risk factors and preventive measures of t...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kothari, Dilip, Gupta, Suman, Sharma, Chetan, Kothari, Saroj
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2933474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20885862
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.65351
Descripción
Sumario:Medication error is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in medical profession, and anaesthesia and critical care are no exception to it. Man, medicine, machine and modus operandi are the main contributory factors to it. In this review, incidence, types, risk factors and preventive measures of the medication errors are discussed in detail.